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Continuing the #thread series on the Vedic Devtas of each of the 27 Nakshatras 🕉️🔥

The 7th Nakshatra in zodiac is Punarvasu Nakshatra, spanning 20 deg Gemini/Mithun - 3.20 deg Cancer/Karka Rashi. Its ruling deity is Aditi.

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In Nirukta 4.22, Yaskacharya has denoted Aditi as unimpaired, free of defects, and mother of Devas.

Atharvaveda 8.9.21 also terms Aditi as mother of 8 children.

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Who are these 8 children? Taittiriya Brahmana 1.1.9.1-3 specifies the 8 children of Aditi:- Dhata, Aryama, Mitra, Varuna, Ansh, Bhaga, Indra, and Vivasvan.

Usually, it's regarded that children of Aditi are called Adityas. Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 3.9.5 mentions number of...

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..Adityas as 12, being the 12 months of a year. Vishnu Purana 2.10 (Book 2, Chap.10) provides names of the 12 Adityas:- Dhata, Aryaman, Mitra, Varun, Indra, Vivasvat, Pushan, Parjanya, Ansh, Bhaga, Tvashtr & Vishnu.

So, between these two lists, it's noticed that Aditya..

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..disappears among the list of 12; and Pushan, Parjanya, Tvashtr, and Vishnu get added into the list. A/c to above verse of Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 3.9.5, these 12 Adityas are said to take all this with them (Sanskrit root 'ada' = eating)